Title :
An unpowered, wireless contact lens pressure sensor for point-of-care glaucoma diagnosis
Author_Institution :
Univ. of California, Davis, CA, USA
fDate :
Aug. 30 2011-Sept. 3 2011
Abstract :
The development of a wireless, microfluidic pressure sensor composed of Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) and dyed glycerol is presented for point-of-care glaucoma diagnosis. Design, fabrication and test results are presented.
Keywords :
contact lenses; patient diagnosis; pressure sensors; vision defects; dyed glycerol; microfluidic; point-of-care glaucoma diagnosis; polydimethylsiloxane; unpowered pressure sensor; wireless contact lens pressure sensor; Lenses; Materials; Microfluidics; Optical sensors; Wireless communication; Wireless sensor networks; glaucoma; point-of-care; pressure sensor; wireless sensors; Contact Lenses; Equipment Design; Glaucoma; Humans; Intraocular Pressure; Point-of-Care Systems; Pressure; Radio Waves;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBC, 2011 Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Boston, MA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4121-1
Electronic_ISBN :
1557-170X
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.2011.6090698